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T. WALLACVE.

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APPLICATION FILED Nov. 1. I916.

Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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T. WALLACE.

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APPLICATION FILED Nov. 1. 191a.

Patented Aug". 6; 1918.

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THOMAS WALLACE, or wnBAsH, INDIANA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS VVALLAon, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residmg at Wabash, in the county of Wabash and- State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shdes, of whlch the following 1s a speclficatlon.

.My invention relates more particularly to an improvement in slides provided as an amusement device for children, and consisting, generally stated, of a slide-section along which the person slides, connected with a ladder at the rear end of the section to enable the user to climb to the'top of the slide preliminary to sliding down the latter. My primary objects are to provide ,a'novel, simple, and economical construction of slide of the general type .fabove stated which Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a slide constituting the preferred embodiment of my invention, the partsof the slide being shown extended into position for use. Fig. 2 is a view-in side elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1, the parts being illustrated,

in folded position, as for storage purposes. Fig. 3 is an enlargedbroken section at the line 3 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow, showing a detail of construction of the slide-proper. Fig. 4 is a broken section taken on the line 4 on Fig. 3 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is an enlarged broken section taken at the line 5 on Fig. 1 and viewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 is a view like Fi l of a modification of the slide-proper; an Fig. 7, an enlarged section taken at the line 7 on Fig. 6 and viewed in the direction of the arrow.

Referring particularly to the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the slide-proper is represented at 10, a platform at the top of the slide is represented at 11,

and the latter, provided for permitting the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug; 6,1918, Application fi1ed November 1, 1916. Serial No. 128,952.

eral edges into grooves 17 in the op posed inner faces of the side-members 13 the members 16 being so arranged, as shown, as .to cause the slide-proper 10 to present aseries of-stepped surfaces along which the person slides, this arrangement, in accord ance. wlth the embodlment shown, being effected by providing the grooves 17 to extend at angles to the median line of the sidemembers 13 and in parallel relation to each other the cross-connecting membersl being located closely adjacent to the lower edges of the members 16. By this arrangement the members .16, when the slide is in normal operating position as shown in Fig.1, incline downwardly, permitting a person to slide along'them by gravity. The platform' 11, connected'with the-slideframe just described in any suitable manner, is directly supported from the ladder .12 preferably to render the connection a pivotal one. Such connection may be effected in any desirable way, a preferred way, however, being shown in the drawings, wherein a rod 18 passes through depending side-members 19forming apart of the-platform,

and through the sides 20 of the ladder 12.1'By pivoting the ladder to the slide-proper, as stated, the ap- In constructing the apparatus in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my invention, the parts thereof are so arranged that the side-members 20 of the ladder-extend upwardly to a considerable distance above the platform 11, as represented in the drawings, this feature being a desirable one in my construction, inasmuch as these upwardly projecting portions of the members 20 furnish a means which may be grasped by one on the platform to steady oneself and prevent falling from the platform. Where the slide-proper and the ladder arepivotally connected together, as, for example, as shown, it is necessary that some means be provided for preventing undue spreading of these parts relative to each other when extended for use, and as a desirable means for this purpose I provide the pivotally jointed strap-sections 21 which are pivotally con- -paratusv is renderedfoldable at this"point- -:to reduce to compact condition for storage.

nccted at their opposite ends to the sides 20 of the ladder and to the side-member 18, as represented at 22 and 23, respectively, these straps, when the slide-proper and laddersection 12 are folded together, as shown in Fig. 2, collapsing at their pivotal connections. By preference, the slide-proper is provided with an extension-slide 2a, which, in the construction illustrated, is formed of the stepped surfaces 25 and 26, this extension being secured to the lower end of the slideproper 10, as through the medium of straps 27 one only of which is shown, secured to the sides of the extension 2% and pivoted, as indicated at 28, to dependingv members 29 on the lower ends of the frame-sides 13. By pivoting the extension 2% to the slide-memher it may be folded relative to the latter in the folding of the parts of the apparatus to compact condition, as for storage, as represented in Fig. 2.

The construction illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 is the same as that shown in thepreceding figures, excepting as to the slideproper. The side-members 13 of the slideproper are connected together, as explained of the side-members 13 of the other construction, and the same method of securing and in this case represented at '30, is em ployed as in the previous construction, namely, the side-members 13 contain grooves into which the opposite edges of the member 30 extend, the connecting-members 14 holding the parts in united condition.

While I have-illustrated and described ing from thespirit of my invention, it be Copies of thispatent may be obtained for ing my intention to claim my invention as fully and completely as the prior state of the art will permit.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2. In an apparatus of the character set forth, a slide-proper formed of side-memhers spaced apart and each containing a series of grooves along its inner surface, said grooves extending at angles to the median lines of said side-members and in substantially parallel relation with each other, a series of sections fitting at opposite edges in the opposed grooves in said side-members to form a stepped sliding-surface, and means engaging said side-members for holding the latter in spaced relation.

3. In an apparatus of the character set forth, the combination of a slide-proper, a ladder pivoted at its upper end tothe upper end of said slide-proper, and an extension-slide pivoted to the lower end of said slide-proper.

1. In an apparatus of the character set forth, the combination of a slide-proper terminating at its upper end in a platform, said slide-proper being formed of a series of sections arranged in stepped relation, and a ladder-section formed" of side-members which extend at opposite sides of said platform and project above the latter to formhandles to be grasped by the person usingthe slide, and steps secured to theside-members of said ladder-section, said ladder-seetion being pivoted at its said side-members,

to said platform.

'il-IGM'AS WALLACE.

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